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Floods slam French Riviera, killing 2

The Associated Press

Updated:
01/20/2014 09:00:09 AM EST

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French Prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault's helicopter flies over flooded areas between La Londes-les-Maures and Hy&#232;res, southern France, Monday, Dec. 20, 2014. Unusually heavy rains have flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and thousands without electricity or access to roads. The administration for the Var region evacuated some residents and urged others to stay indoors until the waters recede.

PARIS—Unusually heavy rains have flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and thousands without electricity or access to roads.

The administration for the Var region evacuated some residents and urged others to stay indoors until the waters recede. It said a 73-year-old man was killed in his basement and another man died when his car was washed away by rains. Another man is missing, last seen on his boat.

Dozens of roads were closed across the region, which includes resort towns such as Saint-Tropez and and villages in Provence. Up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) of rain were registered over the weekend at some points, and rivers and streams that feed the Mediterranean flowed into residential areas.

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